It is no secret that building energy infrastructure in Canada is difficult. Recently, TransCanada threw in the towel on the Energy East project after years of delay and opposition. The final straw was the National Energy Board decision to consider […]
Introduction On August 10, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in R v Orlandis-Habsburgo (Orlandis).1 The Court held that a utility sharing residents’ energy consumption data with police, which led to a search and criminal charges, violated the […]
In March of 2015, the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie, Municipality of Kincardine and the Township of Huron-Kinloss (collectively, “Southern Bruce”) conducted a competitive Request for Information (RFI) process to canvass the market for potential suppliers of natural gas distribution services. After […]
On June 21, 2016, E.L.K. Energy Inc. (“ELK”) filed a service area amendment application under Section 74 of the Ontario Energy Board Act1, to amend its service area in its electricity distribution licence ED-2003-0015 to include, inter alia, lands associated […]
An earlier issue of this Journal1 reported on a claim brought by Trillium Wind2 in the Ontario Courts relating to decision by an Ontario Power Authority to cancel a wind energy contract. That matter is still before the courts. In […]
In April, 2016, Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc. (“Enersource”), Horizon Utilities Corporation (“Horizon”), and PowerStream Inc. (“PowerStream”), three of the largest municipally owned local electricity distribution companies (“LDCs”) in Ontario, applied to the Ontario Energy Board requesting approval to amalgamate to […]
On January 20, 2017, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) released its decision in a BC Hydro Rate Design Application (the Decision).1 The Decision addresses a number of issues related to how BC Hydro sets its rates, and will be […]
On October 7, 2016, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC or Commission) confirmed it has no jurisdiction to consider or assess the adequacy of Crown consultation with Aboriginal groups that may be affected by a project under review. The ruling was issued […]
Overview The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Iroquois Falls Power Corporation v Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation2 (“Iroquois Falls”) suggests that the bar for successfully appealing findings of contractual interpretation may be at its highest in the context of certain […]